ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
Is UK Puppy Purchasing Suffering a Long COVID Effect? Ongoing Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic upon Puppy Purchase Motivations and Behaviours in 2021.
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- Impacts of the 'Cost-of-Living Crisis' on UK-Based Owners of Pandemic Puppies.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Comparing undesirable behaviours between 'designer' Poodle-cross dogs and their purebred progenitor breeds.PloS one · 2026Article
- Sold a pup? Impact of purchasing practices, owner and dog demographics, and puppy early-life experiences on later canine health outcomes in the UK.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2026Article
- Post-pandemic one health: Unpacking the role of greenspaces and human-dog interactions in long-term health and well-being.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Knowledge of UK Residents About Importing Puppies from EU Countries.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- "A Dog Brings Benefits No Matter Where It's from": UK Residents' Understanding of the Benefits and Risks of Importing Puppies from Romania to the UK.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Moving from information and collaboration to action: report from the 5th International Dog Health Workshop in Helsinki, June 2024.Companion animal health and genetics · 2025Review
- A mapping review of worldwide current and previous cohort research programmes in cats and dogs.PloS one · 2025Review
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- The Ideal Canine Companion: Re-Exploring Australian Perspectives on Ideal Characteristics for Companion Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Prioritization of Appearance over Health and Temperament Is Detrimental to the Welfare of Purebred Dogs and Cats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- The Well-Being of Companion Animal Caregivers and Their Companion Animals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in acquisitions of puppies in the UK, dubbed the "Pandemic Puppy" phenomenon. In addition to an increased demand for puppies, widespread changes to both why and how puppies were purchased during this period compared to pre-pandemic 2019 purchases were documented, many of which threatened canine welfare (e.g., puppies being collected away from their place of birth, without seeing their mother). This study aimed to explore which changes to the pre-purchase and purchase motivations and behaviours of UK owners who purchased a puppy aged <16 weeks in the 2020 phase of the COVID-19 pandemic had persisted into 2021 or had returned to pre-pandemic 2019 levels. An online survey was conducted during February to April 2022 from which 2080 valid responses were analysed ("2021 puppies") and compared with previously collected data from comparable cohorts in 2019 (
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